MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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